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Quote from James Madison,


"But the mild voice of reason, pleading the cause of an enlarged and permanent interest, is but too often drowned, before public bodies as well as individuals, by the clamors of an impatient avidity for immediate and immoderate gain."


By:

James Madison (more quotes by James Madison or books by/about James Madison)


(1751-1836), Father of the Constitution for the USA, 4th US President

Source:

Federalist No. 42, January 22, 1788

Categories:

Founder, Reason, Majority, Greed, Welfare, Debt, Economics

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